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I can’t wait to go wedding dress shopping with my darling daughter on Saturday. It’s supposed to snow and I have had enough of Winter. I want Spring. Now, back to the DRESS! She is leaning toward a short dress instead of a long one. At first I was having a hard time with it but, it is her wedding, not mine and I want her to be comfortable and happy. The wedding is August 1st so it will be hot, so for practical reasons, I can understand why a short wedding dress would be cooler. The dress is not like a mini skirt or anything, it is just below the knees and made out of organza with ribbon trim and is kind of flippy. Very cute. She is having 6 attendents and it will be in a church. Her colors are red and black and the bridesmaids dresses will be short as well. She thinks it will be cool to have really cute shoes, (she is a shoe-a-holic) so that will be fun.

So…what do you think? Have you been to a wedding where the bride wore a short dress or have you ever heard of a wedding where the bride wore a short dress? This is her first marriage and she is 22 years old. Can you tell I’m having a little bit of a hard time with this??? Oh well, what will be, will be, Que sara, sara! 🙂
I would appreciate your comments! Thanks so much.

Here is a Quick List of Quit Smoking sites on the internet. This is by no means a complete list but some of my favorites that helped me along the way:

QuitNetWhyQuitAmerican Cancer Society -Nationwide network of free local quit lines at 800-QUITNOW, questions answered by e-mail, message boards, brochures, other information on quitting smokingAmerican Lung Association -800-LUNG-USA-Freedom From Smoking online program, information about quitting smoking, facts about lung diseases and treatments, moreChantixSmokefree.govNational Cancer Institute -877-44U-QUIT-Detailed information about tobacco and how to quit, surgeon general’s reports, live messaging service at Cancer.gov/HelpNicotine-Anonymous.org -415-750-0328-List of local meetings in the United States and worldwide, publications in nine languages

On January 1, 2009 it was one year without a cigarette. According to Quitnet.com that is equal to
Your Quit Date is: 1/1/2008 10:00:00 AM
Time Smoke-Free: 371 days, 7 hours, 10 minutes and 16 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 12995
Lifetime Saved: 3 months, 9 days, 6 hours

Now that is awesome! Thanks to Chantix, lots of prayers, and good old determination, I haven’t given in to any cravings to smoke for over a year! It is truly a miracle and I am soooo grateful.

I was scared that I couldn’t quit. It seemed I was doomed to a short life of smoking forever. Then a long came Chantix and I tried it a couple of times. The first time it made me sick and I thought. Forget it. I don’t want to throw up all the time. It’s not worth that!! Then I remembered that Chemotherapy makes you throw up. There are no easy choices here. So I tried it again and this time I resolved myself to the fact that indeed I was going to throw up and I would just have to change the way I walked into my building at work so there was bushes near by to vomit in so now one would see me. Yuk, I know but…I was determined to quit this time. I didn’t care if I threw up every day, I knew I had to quit. I wanted to quit.

Fortunately, the nausea doesn’t last that long and I never did vomit in the bushes. But, the fact that I was willing to do that, to go to any length to quit smoking was something I had never done before.

I gained weight pretty fast, like 20 pounds the first month. The second month I gained 7 pounds and that was it. I have not gained or lost any more weight. Losing weight, depriving myself of anything is not on my agenda today. Today, I don’t smoke cigarettes. Period. That’s it. I’ll diet, deprive myself of food or chocolate later. I suppose if I gain any more weight I might have to think about a ‘Diet’, but not now. As long as I am eating healthy and walking a couple of miles a day, then I’m not worried. I read once that a person who quits smoking would have to gain 70 lbs. to do the damage to their heart, etc. that smoking does. Wow! 27 lbs is a long way from 70!

I’ll write more later. I plan to include tips and “How to’s” the entire month of January. So check back often. And if you have started with Chantix, hang in there. It really does work.

Inside Verse: “…May all the promises come true in your life. Congratulations on your recovery!&quot; ” This is one of ten ‘Recovery’ Series Cards I am doing with my photos. Some of the cards will have a verse inside and some will be blank note cards. Visit my Etsy Shop to purchase this or other items!

Each note card features a 4×6 original fine art photograph mounted on a 5×6.5 note card made from sturdy white cardstock. The 4×6 photos are professionally printed and white envelopes are included.sobriety

Inside Verse: “…Remember, God doesn’t make junk!” This is one of ten ‘Recovery’ Series Cards I am doing with my photos. Some of the cards will have a verse inside and some will be blank note cards. Visit my Etsy Shop to purchase this or other items!

Each note card features a 4×6 original fine art photograph mounted on a 5×6.5 note card made from sturdy white cardstock. The 4×6 photos are professionally printed and white envelopes are included.

Inside Verse: “…but do IT!” This is one of ten ‘Recovery’ Series Cards I am doing with my photos. Some of the cards will have a verse inside and some will be blank note cards. Visit my Etsy Shop to purchase this or other items!

Each note card features a 4×6 original fine art photograph mounted on a 5×6.5 note card made from sturdy white cardstock. The 4×6 photos are professionally printed and white envelopes are included.